Improvement in mucilage-bottles



DANIEL A. ROBINSON, JR., OF UNION SPRINGS, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN Ml'J'CfIIlliAGE-BO'J.T]1ElS.A

Specification form/ng part of Letters Patent No. 86,453, dated February2, 1869. To all whom it may concern with water, is crowded, through theopenn Be it known that I, DANIEL A. ROBINSON, into the reservoir, untilit is quite filled, but .l Jr., of the village of' Union Springs, countyof not packed tightly. ayuga,and Stateof New York, have invented A brushof any kind may be tted ,to the a new and Improved Device for Holdingand opening, and connected with the sponge' iu-y Y Applying Mucilage,Paste, Paint, Coloring side of the reservoir, and used in. these-me Iatters, or other substances to be applied manner as the projectingsponge. with a brush, sponge., or other suitable sub- The reservoir andsponge thus charged stance; and I do hereby declare that the fol- -with.mueilage, paint, or other Substance, lowing is a i'ull and exactdescription thereof', when not in use, are to be placed and kept :inreierencebeing had to theaccompan ying drawthe vessel or cn p C, asshown in Fi. 1.-

ings, and to the letters of reference marked The month ofthe cup orvessel C Should be' ereon. in form circular, and of such size that theout- 1 The nature of my invention consists in eonside of the reservoir,which shall come iucon-""' ning the mucilage, paint, or other substancetact therewith when placed therein, shall fit in a sponge, or othersuitable cellular mate as nearly air-tight as may be. I rial, placed'within an india-rubber or other To prevent ewtporation, the inside edgeof the cup C maybe slightly moistened with the contents of thereservoir, andthe reservoir placed therein, with the projecting spongeor brush downward inside the cup.

The cavity in the cup (l should be of sufficient size to prevent theprojecting sponge orv y brush from coming in contact with the bottom or.inner sides of the cup C. The cup O Should be made heavy, with a broadbase.

The mncilagc, paint, or other substance is applied as follows: Removethe reservoir or fountain from the cup C, and apply the mncilage, paint,or' other. substance with the projecting sponge or brush, using thereservoir itself as a handle.

When the projectingsponge or brush be comes exhausted, compress thereservpir with the hand, and expel its contents from the inside into andthrough the projecting sponge or brush for further use.

What I claim as my invention, and desire f? to secure by Letters Patent,is 7 The reservoir or fountain A, in combination with the holder C,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

DANL. A. ROBINSON, JR. Witnesses:

LEVI COLLINS,

0. HUNTER.

applying the contents of the reservoir when desired, the reservoir andbrush to be placed, when not in use, in a cup or vessel, so constructedas to prevent evaporation, waste, or loss of the mucilagc or othercontents OI" the reservoir, and also to prevent thc niueilage, or otherSubstance contained in the reservoir, or the projecting sponge or brushconnected therewith, from becoming hard or gumincd by evaporation orotherwise.

To enable others Skilled in the art to make and use my invention, 1 willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

low hall, with a small opening through the Side, for the purpose ofinserting the sponge or other cellular substance, as represented inFigure 1, letter A, in the accompanying drawlugs.

lhe external lower end of the reservoir should, however, be always madein the form of a cone, or tunnel-shaped, or a hemisphere, or some partof a sphere.

is the reservoir; l, the sponge, or other cellular substance, which,after being softened

